Nelson González

Nelson González (born May 30, 1948) is a Puerto Rican tres player.He specialises in the Cuban tres, and only occasionally plays the Puerto Rican tres (similar to the cuatro).He is a prolific session musician and has been a member of renowned salsa ensembles such as Fania All-Stars, Orchestra Harlow and Típica 73.He has authored a book on the tres guitar method published by Mel Bay.Together with Pancho Amat and Papi Oviedo he is considered one of the most influential modern tres players.